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Originally Posted by megansmomma

I am a little confused by your story.......are you saying that he has an open fontanel? I would be extremely concerned if your puppy has not started to have seizures. There is a very real possiblity that he might have hydrocephalus which is too much fluid on the brain. This is not something to wait until next week for blood tests. Did you vet ever say that the open font had closed? If I were you I would be taking him back to the vet first thing in the morning.

Yes he has an open fontanel, however it only goes through one layer of the cortex, not both. Unfortunately, we're pretty sure it's not going to close up as he's 7 months old now. I don't think there is fluid on his brain from what I've read and been told if there was the spot would be somewhat bubbled up, so he doesn't think the two are related. He checks his spot everytime we go in for shots, etc so I sure hope he's right.

Originally Posted by gaijingirl

Make sure the blood work you get done includes a Bile Acid test done to check for possible liver disease.

If your puppy is having seizures, I would be very concerned about a liver shunt or MVD, as seizures can accompany these conditions. You can do a search on "liver shunt" on here and learn more. It's sooo important to Bile Acid test your Yorkie! A liver shunt can significantly shorten a dogs life and you will need to have surgery done. I also agree that you should try to get bloodwork ASAP. I hope you can get in before the weekend.

I've been reading quite a bit on liver shunt, Dr. Eric discussed that with me and we'll definitely be doing the Bile Acid test. The more I read about liver shunt the more nervous I become. He hasn't really showed other symptoms of it other than the seizure, but you never know. Just hoping for the best at this point, he really seems just fine since an hour after the seizure. Happy and spunky as usual

Thanks again to all!